Sonia Lafuente

Sonia Lafuente

Lafuente in 2009
Personal information
Full name Sonia Lafuente Martínez
Country represented  Spain
Born December 7, 1991 (1991-12-07) (age 20)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Residence Madrid
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Coach Ivan Saez
Carolina Sanz
Former coach Jordi Lafarga
Choreographer Romain Haguenauer
Ivan Saez
Skating club Sad Majadahonda
Former skating club Club Hielo Igloo Madrid
Current training locations Madrid, Canillo, Lyon
Began skating 1994
World standing 40 (As of 16 June 2011 (2011 -06-16))[1]
Season's bests 39 (2010–2011)[2]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 143.60
2010 Trophée Eric Bompard
Short program 49.74
2010 Winter Olympics
Free skate 96.79
2010 Trophée Eric Bompard
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Lafuente and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Sonia Lafuente Martínez (born December 7, 1991 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands) is a Spanish figure skater. She is the 2006, 2010 and 2012 Spanish National Champion. Lafuente became the first Spanish skater to medal on the Junior Grand Prix circuit when she won silver at the 2006 Mexico Cup.[3]

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Career

Lafuente began skating at age 4, after her parents took her and her sister to a newly opened rink in Madrid. She has been coached by Carolina Sanz and Ivan Saez throughout her career.[4] In the 2003-4 season, she made her international debut as a novice, and finished with the bronze medal at the Merano Cup, an event she would win one year later. She began competing as a junior in 2005-6, and in 2006-7, became the first Spanish skater to win a Junior Grand Prix medal. Lafuente trains mainly in Majadahonda.[5]

In 2008, Lafuente made her debut at the European Championships. She was 30th at her first Senior Worlds. The next season, she finished 23rd at Europeans and 26th at Worlds, which did not qualify her for the 2010 Winter Olympics. However, she was able to qualify for the Olympics with an 8th place finish at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, and finished 22nd in Vancouver. The next season, she received her first Grand Prix assignments, and finished 10th and 7th, respectively, at the 2010 Skate Canada International and the 2010 Trophee Eric Bompard. She was 12th at the European Championships but did not qualify for the free skating at Worlds.

Lafuente was 9th at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy. She was assigned to the 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard, where she placed 7th. She then placed 5th at the 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb. She will compete at the 2012 European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield in January 2012.

Personal life

Lafuente is a university student, studying sports. She intends to spread her studies over several years in order to accommodate her career.[4]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2011–2012[6][3] Cry me a River Selection of music by Michael Nyman
(second half of season)

Concierto de Aranjuez
(first half of season)
2010–2011[7] The Feeling Begins
by Peter Gabriel		 Les Misérables
by Claude-Michel Schönberg
2009–2010[8] Libertango
by Astor Piazzolla
  • Orobroy
    by David Pena
  • Poeta
    by Vincente Amigo
2008–2009[9] Nocturne
by Frederic Chopin
  • Orobroy
    by David Pena
  • Poeta
    by Vincente Amigo

Competitive highlights

Post-2009

Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
Winter Olympic Games 22nd
World Championships 20th 25th
European Championships 17th 12th
Spanish Championships 1st 1st
Skate Canada 10th
Trophée Eric Bompard 7th 7th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 1st 5th
Merano Cup 6th
Junior Grand Prix, Turkey 13th
Coupe de Nice WD
Nebelhorn Trophy 8th 9th

Pre-2009

Event 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
World Championships 30th 26th
European Championships 20th 23rd
World Junior Championships 30th 14th 12th 20th
Spanish Championships 1st N. 1st N. 1st 1st J. 1st J.
Junior Grand Prix, South Africa 6th
Junior Grand Prix, Spain 9th
Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Austria 20th
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, France 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 23rd
Junior Grand Prix, Andorra 12th
Coupe de Nice 4th J.
European Youth Olympic Days 1st
Merano Cup 3rd N. 1st N. 1st J.
Copenhagen Trophy 6th N.
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsladies.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011 2011. 
  2. ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ladies". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtslto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Sonia Lafuente: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63EM6HaL0. 
  4. ^ a b Jangbro, Eva Maria; Halonen, Lena (November 15, 2011). "Sonia Lafuente: "It would be a pleasure to try to make the sport bigger in Spain."". Absolute Skating. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. http://absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2011sonialafuente. 
  5. ^ "ENTREVISTA A SONIA LAFUENTE [Interview with Sonia Lafuente]" (in Spanish). Hielo Español. Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. http://www.hieloespanol.es/1/entrevista_a_sonia_lafuente_433379.html. 
  6. ^ "SONIA LAFUENTE CAMBIA SU PROGRAMA LARGO [Sonia Lafuente changes her long program]" (in Spanish). Hielo Español. December 12, 2011. Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. http://www.hieloespanol.es/1/sonia_lafuente_cambia_su_programa_largo_662514.html. 
  7. ^ "Sonia Lafuente: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110719051840/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007690.htm. 
  8. ^ "Sonia Lafuente: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100505082443/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007690.htm. 
  9. ^ "Sonia Lafuente: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20091005031710/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007690.htm. 

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